Euthyroid Sick Syndromes
| Definition: |
Abnormalities in thyroid hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, often simulating hypothyroidism, in euthyroid patients suffering some other illness, such as diabetes mellitus or liver cirrhosis. |
| Notes: |
abnorm thyroid-related hormone levels "in euthyroid patients suffering from some other illness"; differentiate from THYROID HORMONE RESISTANCE SYNDROME where no other dis is present |
| Also Called: |
High T4 Syndrome,Low T3-High T4 Syndrome,Low T3 and T4 Syndrome,Low T3 Syndrome |
Euthyroid Sick Syndromes Definitions and Terms
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